MPD: Man puts 70-year-old man in headlock

Published 2:45 pm, Wednesday, May 15, 2013

A Midland man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly assaulting a 70-year-old man in late April, according to his arrest affidavit.

Steven Allen Ausmus, 52, is being held on a third-degree felony charge of injuring an elderly person with intent to sustain bodily injury. Ausmus also is facing two Class B misdemeanor charges of interfering with an emergency phone call. Bond information was unavailable for the felony charge.

The 70-year-old man reported the assault on April 29. He said Ausmus got belligerent with him, grabbed and ripped his shirt and put him in a headlock before throwing him against a wall, according to the report.

The man tried calling 911 but Ausmus twice grabbed his cellphone, according to the report.

The alleged victim said he had pain in his neck and shoulder because of the incident, according to the report.

If convicted, Ausmus could face up to 10 years in prison for the felony charge.